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Salon Ultimate vs Belliata

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Salon Ultimate

Software

Complete salon management made simple

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Belliata

Software

Premium salon software from Europe

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Belliata has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Salon Ultimate multi-location businesses pay per location ($199 per location per month) rather than a flat enterprise rate, and the vendor charges $0.03 per additional SMS message on top of subscription plans, per its own pricing page.; Belliata an archive capture of belliata.com/pricing from 11 December 2023 shows a Free plan (forever, no cost) as one of the named tiers, but the paid tier prices rendered as unreadable/broken text in the captured HTML so no paid figure can be quoted
  • They diverge on capability: Salon Ultimate covers Appointment scheduling, Belliata covers Calendar management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Salon Ultimate and Belliata actually diverge.

Attributes where Salon Ultimate and Belliata differ
AttributeSalon UltimateBelliata
Starting price$29/monthFree
Free tierNoYes
Founded20082015

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Salon Ultimate

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • Staff scheduling
  • Reporting & analytics
  • Email marketing
  • QuickBooks
  • Square

Only in Belliata

  • Calendar management
  • Marketing automation
  • Business analytics
  • Staff management
  • Custom branding
  • Multi-language support
  • Google Calendar
  • Facebook

Both cover

  • Client database
  • Online booking
  • Stripe
  • SSL encryption
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support
  • English language support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Salon Ultimate

  • Appointment managementnot Belliata
  • Client retentionnot Belliata
  • Inventory controlnot Belliata
  • Business reportingnot Belliata

Belliata

  • Premium booking experiencenot Salon Ultimate
  • Client marketingnot Salon Ultimate
  • Business growthnot Salon Ultimate
  • European compliancenot Salon Ultimate

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Salon Ultimate

  • Multi-location businesses pay per location ($199 per location per month) rather than a flat enterprise rate, and the vendor charges $0.03 per additional SMS message on top of subscription plans, per its own pricing page.

Belliata

  • An archive capture of belliata.com/pricing from 11 December 2023 shows a Free plan (forever, no cost) as one of the named tiers, but the paid tier prices rendered as unreadable/broken text in the captured HTML so no paid figure can be quoted

Pricing, plan by plan

Salon Ultimate

$29/month
  • Basic$29/month
    • Appointment scheduling
    • Client management
    • Basic reporting
  • Professional$59/month
    • All Basic features
    • Online booking
    • POS system

Belliata

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Online booking
    • Calendar management
    • Basic client management
  • Professional$39/month
    • All Free features
    • Marketing tools
    • Advanced analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Salon Ultimate if

  • You need appointment scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want point of sale.
Salon Ultimate review

Choose Belliata if

  • You need calendar management.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want marketing automation.
Belliata review

Questions people ask

Is Salon Ultimate or Belliata better?
Neither clearly leads. Salon Ultimate starts at $29/month and Belliata at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Salon Ultimate or Belliata?
Belliata has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for Salon Ultimate and Free for Belliata.
Does Salon Ultimate or Belliata run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Belliata for free?
Yes. Belliata has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Salon Ultimate starts at $29/month.
What is Salon Ultimate best used for?
Salon Ultimate is most often used for appointment management, client retention, inventory control, business reporting. Of those, appointment management and client retention are not what Belliata is typically brought in for.
What can Salon Ultimate do that Belliata cannot?
Salon Ultimate covers Appointment scheduling, Point of sale, Inventory management, Staff scheduling. Belliata covers Calendar management, Marketing automation, Business analytics, Staff management. Both handle Client database, Online booking, Stripe, SSL encryption.
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